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Chapter 12, Austin's POV:

We have a silent drive to the Sadie Hawkins' dance as Ally chews on a chunk of her hair nervously. Once I've parked, I turn and look at Ally,

"I don't think I can do this," she says.

"C'mon Ally, we're here. You can't back down now!" I continue, "Just take my hand forget about Dallas. He's not worth missing the dance over."

She takes a deep breathe as she gets out of the vehicle.

"Let's do this," she says.

We link arms and go in…

It looks amazing! Whoever was I charge of decorations did a good job.

I spot the snack table and quickly go over there. The punch is so good! And they have these heart shaped cookies! Mhhmm…

Ally is standing next to me, staring off into the distance…

I rinse down a cookie with some delicious punch,

"Ally?" I say.

"Huh? Oh, sorry Austin. I just feel so awkward…" She says.

A slow song begins,

"Dance with me," I say.

"I don't want to hurt your foot again…" [1]

"It'll be fine, just follow my lead," I smile at her and extend my hand. She takes it and we head to the dance floor.

Ally's nervous, but probably not even close to as nervous as I am. I want to make this dance perfect; I want her to like me back. Maybe while we're dancing I can finally tell her. Maybe…

At first, Ally is having a little bit of trouble, but pretty soon she's following my lead and we're moving perfectly with the music. I notice that she's staring into my eyes. I begin to stare back, but then turn my gaze away before I do something stupid like kiss her.

Ally's POV:

I was really nervous about dancing with Austin. If I messed up and stepped on his foot or, worse, knocked things down, then I'd make fool out of myself in front of everyone…including Dallas. Luckily, I haven't seen him yet. I really need to forget about him and enjoy being with my best friend; Austin.

We start to dance. I stumble at first, but then I look into Austin's eyes and follow his lead. I'm actually dancing without hurting anyone! Woo hoo!

"Yes!" I yell out by accident.

Austin laughs, "What's got you so happy all of the sudden?"

"Uh, I'm just happy that I'm not stepping on your feet, that's all," I say.

"You're totally capable of dancing, Ally, you just have to work at it."

I just smile at him and we continue dancing. Austin makes it really easy to follow him.

I just have to stare into those hazel/brown eyes and I'm good it seems. Weird…

As the slow song ends, I spot Trish sitting by next to Dez and Mindy. She looks REALLY annoyed. I approach them,

"Hey Trish! Where's Trent?" I ask as I look around for him.

"He hasn't shown up. And he never even called to say he couldn't come or anything!"

"Oh, sorry Trish. Maybe something bad happened and he had no way of contacting you…?"

"Maybe, but I can't help but think he just stood me up. What a jerk."

I sit down next to Trish and hug her,

"I guess we're both having boy problems…" I say as Austin comes and sits down next to us quietly.

"Yup. Guys stink, don't they? We should just stay away from them for a while," Trish says.

"Agreed," I say.

Austin gets up suddenly,

"I, uh, drank too much punch," he says and then bolts toward the men's bathroom.

"That was kind of weird," I say.

"Yeeaahh…" Trish says as she stares off in the direction Austin ran.

She's knows something.

Austin's POV:

I really did kind of have to use the bathroom, but that's not why I left. I was about to attempt to tell Ally how I feel! But then I heard her agree with Trish that boys "stink" and that she should stay away from them! She doesn't think I stink though…does she? Ugh! I guess I should wait until she's over Dallas before I tell her…

I compose myself and go back out there.

Ally's POV:

Trish is my best friend, and I know her all too well to not be able to see that she knows what is bothering Austin.

Why would he tell Trish and not me? Does he trust Trish more than me, or is the problem…me?

I'll try to get information out of her later, but not now. Right now I just need to enjoy the dance.

I glance over to the men's room to see if Austin is coming when I see a flash of brown hair. I quickly look the other way, knowing that it must be Dallas.

He's moving toward me now. Great. He's the last person I want to talk to right now!

"Hey Ally, I wanted to talk to you about something…" He says.

I want to yell and scream at him for being such a jerk, but instead I just say, "Uh…Okay."

He's just too cute to yell at!

"I just wanted to say that I'm really sorry for using you to make my ex jealous. It was insensitive and jerky of me. Could you ever forgive me?" He says.

"Uh….I guess so, I mean, love can make you do some crazy things…" I say.

"Thank you so much! You're a really great girl, ya know? I'm happy for you and Austin. So, are we friends?"

"Sure, but what did you say about me and Austin?"

"Well, I saw that you guys came together so I kind of assumed that you're a couple now. Was I wrong?"

"We came together as friends."

"Ok well, I have to go now. See you later?"

"Ok…"

As soon as Dallas walks away, I see Austin walk out of the bathroom and head toward me,

"What was the jerk saying to you? Do I have to go deal with him again?" He asks.

"No Austin, he was just apologizing. I forgave him and we're friends now," I say.

"Ok, good. Well, It's time for me to go perform now. Wish me luck?"

"Good luck!" I say, laughing.

Austin runs up onto the stage and grabs to the mic,

"Hey everybody! I'm Austin Moon, and I'm going to perform a song that my best friend and song writer Ally Dawson wrote. It's called "Keep the Party Alive." [2]

The band starts playing and Austin begins dancing around the stage. He's so good at performing, and he never even gets nervous. I can't help but be envious of him. He can dance, he's chill, and everyone likes him. I'm horrible at dancing, I get nervous about performing, and, let's face it, I'm not cool.

He's having so much fun up there. You can tell that he loves the stage; he could just sit up there all day and keep singing for hours and hours. I definitely wouldn't mind if he did. He's very entertaining to watch, and his voice is great.

He's at the chorus now, and I can't help but start dancing and even singing with him, despite the fact that I know my dancing is horrible.

"We keep the party alive (Keep the party alive)

We stayin' up all night (Stayin' up all night)

It goes on, and on until the break of dawn.

We keep the party alive (Keep the party alive)"

Then he gets to my favorite part: The bridge.

"Don't tell us when the sun comes up, cuz we're all here chanting, 'Let's keep dancing!'

No time to be tripping out cuz the clock says 'Hi!'

Keep the party alive, yeah!"

Now everyone is jumping up and down and dancing. Austin turns and looks at me, giving me a wink like he does pretty much every time he performs. No wonder people keep thinking that we're a couple.

[1] Remember when she hurt his foot in "Club Owners and Quinceaneras?"

[2] This song is by FF5 (Family Force 5)

Sorry, but I had to end it here. I'll update as soon as possible.

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